TABH Challenge 24

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three friends with a love for stamping and paper crafting, and would like to share our creative ideas with you on the 3rd of each month. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

We have a rainbow challenge going on at Three Amigos this month. I pulled out my rainbow of ink colors (Blossom, Smoothie, Saffron, Lagoon, Carolina, Pansy), a stencil, and texture paste to make a quick card.

The texture paste gives the leaves dimension on the card. I purposefully spread the paste unevenly toward the outer leaves to add even more texture and interest. The ink colors were sponged on through the stencil after the paste dried. I added sparkle with the clear shimmer brush. The camera doesn't do the shimmer justice! I used the new Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts to cut the card front, and popped up the center portion with foam tape.

I tried several different stamp sentiments before settling on a die cut. To make the sentiment stand out against the busy background, I covered it with Liquid Glass and placed a die cut vellum circle behind it. Since the sentiment covered up the center of my leafy medallion where the Pansy Ink was sponged, I added a piece of Thistle ribbon from the retired Whimsy Ribbon Pack.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:

X6027 White Daisy Cardstock
Z3367 Vellum Paper
Z2804 Pansy Ink Pad
Z6505 Carolina Ink Pad
Z2895 Lagoon Ink Pad
Z2851 Saffron Ink Pad
Z2896 Smoothie Ink Pad
Z2810 Blossom Ink Pad (clearance)
Z4245 Opaque Matte Texture Paste
Z4247 Palette Knives
Z679 Liquid Glass
Z4181 Stitched Circle Thin Cuts
Z4260 Stitched Rectangle Frame Thin Cuts
Z3293 Shimmer Brush- Clear
Z3361 Whimsy Ribbon Pack (Retired)
Other: Altenew Leaf Burst Stencil

TABH Challenge 23

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three friends with a love for stamping and paper crafting, and would like to share our creative ideas with you on the 3rd of each month. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

We have an Inspiration Photo Challenge for you this month. I received an email from Pier1 at the beginning of the year and fell in love with the colors and patterns in this photo.

See what I mean?!? I love the pillow design and the touches of gold, so I added those elements to my layout. (I apologize for the coloring in the photo. The gold in the "Love" title reflected color onto the background. I didn't notice until I uploaded the photo to edit.)

I pulled out several retired products from my stash to use along with a few current products. The three main colors are Sapphire, Glacier, and Sorbet. Have you figured out how I created my flowers and leaves yet?

The flowers are die cut from a combination of a stitched scallop edge die and a stitched oval die. I cut the scallop first, then positioned the oval to turn it into a flower. The leaves use the Stitched Quilted Shapes Thin Cuts. I added a stitched look to the stems with one of the Stitched Border Thin Cuts.

Some of the dies only pierce the stitch marks (the images without grey shadowing in the photo above). I used the die with the three loops toward the bottom of the photo and fussy cut the center loop for the leaves. This was a great way to use up scraps!

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:

CC2193 Heart Happy Paper Packet

X7241C So Much Happy Compliments

Z4254 So Much Happy Puffy Stickers

X6021 Sapphire Cardstock

X6004 Glacier Cardstock

Z2848 Sapphire Ink Pad

Z2841 Glacier Ink Pad

Z2864 Sorbet Ink Pad (going soon)

Z3367 Vellum Paper

Z3365 Gold Foil Paper

Z3312 Gold Glitter Gems

Z3341 Thin 3D Foam Dots

Z4187 Stitched Ovals Thin Cuts

Z4241 Decorative Borders Thin Cuts

Z4258 Stitched Quilted Shapes Thin Cuts

Retired Products:

D1646 Finding The Words

D1702 Capture This

Z3217 Whimsy Paper Fundamentals (I used sorbet)

White Daisy Textured Cardstock

X7216C Hello Lovely Compliments

4275 My Legacy Writer Set

TABH Challenge 22

Happy New Year! Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three friends with a love for stamping and paper crafting, and would like to share our creative ideas with you on the 3rd of each month. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

We have a fun challenge this month...Shaped Cards! My yummy card was created using a large cupcake die and scraps from the Something Fierce paper collection in the new Seasonal Expressions Idea Book. I cut the card base from Ballerina Cardstock, then built the cupcake on top. The cherry hides the card fold.

I grabbed an old scrap of textured white daisy cardstock to cut the icing and backed the sprinkles with colorful scraps from the Something Fierce Paper Packet. If you look closely, you can see some of the patterns peeking through. I added Liquid Glass to each sprinkle to give it some shine. The cherry is adorned with a small Silver Embellishing Thread bow and a Sugarplum Glitter Gem. The cupcake wrapper is cut from the light side of Mink Cardstock and stamped with Mink Ink using an image from the Years of Sweetness Stamp set to create a subtle design. I backed the wrapper with the dark side of the Mink Cardstock and added a touch of sparkle with the Clear Shimmer Brush.

I lined the inside of the card and stamped the sentiment with Raspberry Ink.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:

D1827 Years of Sweetness

X7240B Something Fierce Paper Packet

X6027 White Daisy Cardstock

X5994 Ballerina Cardstock

X6010 Mink Cardstock

Z6501 Ballerina Ink Pad

Z2812 Raspberry Ink Pad

Z2807 Willow Ink Pad

Z2825 Mink Ink Pad

Z2824 Linen Ink Pad

Z4192 Sugarplum Glitter Gems

Z4213 Silver Embellishing Thread

Z3293 Clear Shimmer Brush

Z679 Liquid Glass

White Daisy Textured Cardstock (Retired)

Sizzix Framelits Cupcake Fold-Its Die

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #21

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three friends with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you on the 3rd of each month. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

This month, our challenge is Christmas/Winter/Holiday!  I pulled out my 'Tis The Season Paper Pack and put together a few treat boxes and ornaments.

My score board and bone folder definitely got a workout for these adorable gifties! I can't decide which one I like best. They were all fun to make! 

This little box was created using my envelope punch board. I started with a square piece of paper, punched and scored, folded into a box, and embellished. Easy peasy!

This ornament looks complicated, but it went together in no time flat. The top opens up so treats can be tucked inside. I embossed the sentiment on the tag and added a gold snowflake charm to play along with the Double Trouble Challenges this month.

How adorable is this triangle treat box?! I colored our White Ribbon using a Sponge Dauber and Candy Apple Ink Pad. Tuck a small surprise inside and you have an adorable stocking stuffer!

I was playing around with the dahlia fold for an interactive card idea I had for November, but life got in the way, and the card didn't come together. I made this cute tag/ornament out of it instead.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge.

We are collaborating with Double Trouble Challenges this month!  If you link to both challenges (Three Amigos and Double Trouble), you get an extra chance to win at their challenge.

We hope you play along!

Supplies used:

C1730 Just A Little Something

D1799 Christmas Countdown

X7239B Tis The Season Paper Packet

X5992 Candy Apple Cardstock

Z6509 Candy Apple Ink Pad

Z2835 New England Ivy Ink Pad

Z2850 Fern Ink Pad

Z2831 Charcoal Ink Pad

Z8000 Black Pigment Ink Pad

Z891 VersaMark Ink Pad

Z3238 Gold Glitter Paper

Z3365 Gold Foil Paper

Z4305 Fancy Tags Thin Cuts

Z4181 Stitched Circles Thin Cuts

Z4194 White & Gold Skinny Ribbon

Z4196 White Ribbon

Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Z2448 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker- R11 Carmine

Z2457 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker- YR24 Marigold

Z2088 Ranger Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder

Z3341 Thin 3-D Foam Dots

Z1204 Bone Folder

Z726 Sponge Daubers

Retired CTMH Products: Score Board, Gold Snowflakes Base and Bling Charms, Pearl

Other: Envelope Punch Board

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #19

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three friends with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you on the 3rd of each month. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

This month's theme is anything Halloween or Fall. I decided to create some shaker fun with the leafy frame image in the Grateful Heart- Scrapbooking stamp set.

I stamped the frame image onto the light side of Almond Cardstock with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with the new Ranger Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder. Oh my! The tinsel embossing powders create a gorgeous glittery shimmer! The copper color is perfect for a fall card. I picked up a tiny bit of ink with a water brush to add a splash of color to the leafy images, then fussy-cut out the center of the frame to create my shaker window. The little confetti hearts were cut with the new Shaker Window & Confetti Thin cuts from a scrap piece of cardstock that I embossed with the Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder before running through the Cuttlebug. The sentiment is from the Boutique- Scrapbooking stamp set.

For the inside, I only inked up the top left and bottom right corners of the leafy frame stamp. I added a bit of color and a few shimmery confetti hearts.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:
D1793 Boutique- Scrapbooking
D1794 Grateful Heart- Scrapbooking
X5997 Almond Cardstock
X6002 Espresso Cardstock
X6017 Pomegranate Cardstock
X6003 Fern Cardstock
X6020 Saffron Cardstock
Z2827 Almond Ink Pad
Z2829 Espresso Ink Pad
Z2854 Pomegranate Ink Pad
Z2850 Fern Ink Pad
Z2851 Saffron Ink Pad
Z891 VersaMark Ink Pad
Z4250 Ranger Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder
Z4220 Anti-Static Pouch
Z4235 Gold Loose Sequins
Z4309 Thin Cuts- Shaker Window & Confetti
Z4241 Thin Cuts- Decorative Borders

Z3224 Water Brush- Small Round
Other: Black Foam Tape, Transparency Film

Double Diamond Fold How-To

I received a few requests to show how to make the double diamond fold card. I don't have a setup to video the process, so I'll try to explain the best I can in writing. If you haven't seen the card I posted earlier this week, you can see it here. I think I like today's version better, only because I LOVE the Grateful Heart papers and colors!

I used the Grateful Heart Paper Packet, Grateful Heart Cardmaking Stamp Set, and new Thin Cuts to put the card together.

Check out that butterfly! Fellow consultant, Ellen Jarvis, shared a tutorial with us on how to color it with our ShinHan Touch Twin Markers. I used our new Black Shimmer Brush to add sparkle to all of the black areas.

Let's get to how to make the card base, shall we?

You might need to click on the picture to enlarge it so you can see the lines. Dash lines are scored. Solid lines are cut.

1. Start with a base cut at 5" x 12"

2. With the 12" side at the top, score at 3", 4 1/2", 7 1/2", and 9". Make a pencil mark on the top and bottom of the base at 1 1/2" and 10 1/2"

3. On the 5" sides, make a pencil mark at 2 1/2". Cut at a diagonal from the 2 1/2" pencil mark to each of the 1 1/2" pencil marks (left side of card base). Repeat on the right side of the card base, cutting diagonally from the 2 1/2" pencil mark to the 10 1/2" pencil marks. This should create two points on each end of the base.

4. With the 12" side at the top, score diagonally (top to bottom, and bottom to top) from each 1 1/2" pencil mark to each 4 1/2" score line (left side of base). This should form an "X". Repeat on the right side of the base, scoring diagonally from each 10 1/2" pencil mark to each 7 1/2" score line.

The card base should look like this:

Now you are ready to add patterned papers (B&T) to the base. 

Large Diamond Layers (cut 2): 2 3/4" X 4 3/4". Mark center of each side and cut into diamond shape. You may need to tweak the angles a bit to match the angles on the base.

Small Triangles (cut 4): 1 1/4" x 2 1/8". Cut two of them diagonally from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. Cut the remaining two diagonally from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. (This is especially important with paper that has a directional pattern).

Center: Mat cut 2 3/4" x 4 3/4" and B&T cut 2 5/8" x 4 5/8".

I recommend adding the B&T papers before folding the card base. It's easier to align and center them.

Folding the base:

Mountain fold at the 3", 4 1/2", 7 1/2", and 9" score lines.

Valley fold the diagonal "X" lines.

Hold the base with the left point at the top. Gently push the 3" mountain fold toward you (the diagonal valley folds should collapse the side of the card into a diamond shape). Then fold back on the 4 1/3" mountain fold. Burnish all of the fold lines. Repeat on the right side of the base.

I hope you give this fun fold a try! If you do, please share it with us at the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge by the end of this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies used:

C1727 Grateful Heart- Cardmaking

X7237B Grateful Heart Paper Packet

X6002 Espresso Cardstock

X6009 Linen Cardstock

X6011 New England Ivy Cardstock

X6017 Pomegranate Cardstock

X6020 Saffron Cardstock

Z2829 Espresso Ink Pad

Z2834 New England Ivy Ink Pad

Z2850 Fern Ink Pad

Z2851 Saffron Ink Pad

Z2854 Pomegranate Ink Pad

Z3271 Archival Black Ink Pad

Z4241 Thin Cuts- Decorative Borders

Z4305 Thin Cuts- Fancy Tags

Z4194 White & Gold Ribbon

Z4224 Shimmer Brush- Black

Z2446 Black 120 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker

Z2447 Bronze BR99 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker

Z2451 Clay BR116 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker

Z2445 Barely Beige YR29 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker

Z2457 Marigold YR24 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker

Z2452 Golden Yellow YR222 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker

Z2448 Carmine R11 ShinHan Touch Twin Marker

Z1937 Score Board (CTMH Retired)

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #18

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three friends with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you on the 3rd of each month. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

This month we are making projects featuring Fun Folds. I put together a double diamond fold card using some awesome new products in the 2018 Holiday Expressions Idea Book. The finished card fits in a 6x6 envelope.

This card highlights three B&T designs from the new Boutique Paper Packet. I cut two tags using our new Thin Cuts- Fancy Tags set, and added "stitch lines" to the bottom of the Glacier tag using the new Thin Cuts- Decorative Borders set. The top tag is stamped with images from the Bunches of Love stamp set using Glacier and Peach inks. New Silver Glitter Gems, Mink Twine, and Silver Embellishing Thread finish off the design.

The fun folds act as an easel to hold the card upright. A personal message can be added to the back of the card.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:
D1815 Bunches of Love
X7235B Boutique Paper Packet
1385 White Daisy Cardstock
X6004 Glacier Cardstock
X5988 Peach Cardstock
X5999 Charcoal Cardstock
Z2831 Charcoal Ink Pad
Z2841 Glacier Ink Pad
Z6502 Peach Ink Pad
Z4191 Silver Glitter Gems
Z4221 Mink Twine
Z4213 Silver Embellishing Thread
Z4305 Thin Cuts- Fancy Tags
Z4241 Thin Cuts- Decorative Borders

Z3341 Thin 3-D Foam Dots
Z1937 Score Board (Retired CTMH)